Gregory P. Marchildon
@gmarchildon.bsky.social
Writer, researcher, thinker, and doer who also loves cycling, paddling, walking, and just having fun.
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‘Although Cecil Rhodes talked of securing the future, power for him was not a means to an end but the expression of a need to treat people as objects to “quicken and control”.’
@michaelledgerlomas.bsky.social on what drove Cecil Rhodes:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@michaelledgerlomas.bsky.social on what drove Cecil Rhodes:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Ledger-Lomas · Wriggling, Wriggling: Ruthless Cecil Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes saw the ‘native question’ very differently from imperial officials and missionaries who tried to...
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October 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
‘Although Cecil Rhodes talked of securing the future, power for him was not a means to an end but the expression of a need to treat people as objects to “quicken and control”.’
@michaelledgerlomas.bsky.social on what drove Cecil Rhodes:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@michaelledgerlomas.bsky.social on what drove Cecil Rhodes:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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‘The art of Eno’s “unfinished theory” is instant-hit art, browse art, mood-lighting art. Which also, conveniently, describes a lot of what Eno himself does.’
Ian Penman on Brian Eno: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ian Penman on Brian Eno: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ian Penman · Infinite Wibble: Brian v. Eno
At a time when most conversation about the arts remained stuck in an Oxbridge common room, Eno was a one-man laboratory...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
‘The art of Eno’s “unfinished theory” is instant-hit art, browse art, mood-lighting art. Which also, conveniently, describes a lot of what Eno himself does.’
Ian Penman on Brian Eno: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ian Penman on Brian Eno: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Old Soviet joke for today:
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
August 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Old Soviet joke for today:
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
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‘Some opponents of Assad chose to ignore these latest killings. They were turning away from atrocities not because they had stopped seeing them, but because they had learned their lesson: don’t speak out.’
Loubna Mrie on Syria before and after Assad: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Loubna Mrie on Syria before and after Assad: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Loubna Mrie · ‘We were tricked’: Assad and the Alawites
For a long time, it had seemed that Assad might outlast everything. Then, almost overnight, it was over. And with his...
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August 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
‘Some opponents of Assad chose to ignore these latest killings. They were turning away from atrocities not because they had stopped seeing them, but because they had learned their lesson: don’t speak out.’
Loubna Mrie on Syria before and after Assad: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Loubna Mrie on Syria before and after Assad: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Had a great time talking with @gmarchildon.bsky.social about my new book for the Champlain Society’s podcast Witness to Yesterday.
The Jesuit Relations - Champlain Society
Greg Marchildon speaks with Micah True about his book, The Jesuit Relations.
champlainsociety.utppublishing.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Had a great time talking with @gmarchildon.bsky.social about my new book for the Champlain Society’s podcast Witness to Yesterday.
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‘These people are all Hayek’s bastards in their different ways and it’s not hard to imagine them eventually ripping each other’s throats out.’
David Runciman last month on Hayek’s legacy and the populist right:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
David Runciman last month on Hayek’s legacy and the populist right:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
David Runciman · Hokey Cowboy: Is Hayek to blame?
Hayek suspected that nothing about the vindication of neoliberalism was likely to be straightforward. Some magical...
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June 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
‘These people are all Hayek’s bastards in their different ways and it’s not hard to imagine them eventually ripping each other’s throats out.’
David Runciman last month on Hayek’s legacy and the populist right:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
David Runciman last month on Hayek’s legacy and the populist right:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Wouldn’t you like to be normal? www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Lucie Elven · Wouldn’t you like to be normal? Janet Frame’s Place
There were her nicknames: Nini with the nits at home as a child, Miss Educated in Seacliff psychiatric hospital, Waldo...
www.lrb.co.uk
May 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Wouldn’t you like to be normal? www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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@gmarchildon.bsky.social interviews Lloyd Axworthy in the latest episode of Witness to Yesterday. Listen here: champlainsociety.utppublishing.com/digital-cont...
March 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
@gmarchildon.bsky.social interviews Lloyd Axworthy in the latest episode of Witness to Yesterday. Listen here: champlainsociety.utppublishing.com/digital-cont...
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On Friday April 4 at 7pm, join Gregory Marchildon (@gmarchildon.bsky.social) for the Winnipeg launch of Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada (@uoftpress.bsky.social), hosted by Gerald Friesen - mailchi.mp/grant/gregor...
Gregory Marchildon to discuss the legacy of Tommy Douglas
Join Gregory Marchildon for the Winnipeg launch of Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada (University of Toronto Press). Featuring a conversation hosted by Gerald Friesen, followed by a bo...
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March 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
On Friday April 4 at 7pm, join Gregory Marchildon (@gmarchildon.bsky.social) for the Winnipeg launch of Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada (@uoftpress.bsky.social), hosted by Gerald Friesen - mailchi.mp/grant/gregor...
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‘By styling himself as a warrior against antisemitism, Trump packages a highly repressive – and discriminatory – campaign as a crusade against bigotry.’
Adam Shatz on Columbia’s surrender, from the blog: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
Adam Shatz on Columbia’s surrender, from the blog: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
Adam Shatz | Submission
There’s nothing surprising about Trump’s attack on the universities, or on the liberal law firms that he also...
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March 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
‘By styling himself as a warrior against antisemitism, Trump packages a highly repressive – and discriminatory – campaign as a crusade against bigotry.’
Adam Shatz on Columbia’s surrender, from the blog: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
Adam Shatz on Columbia’s surrender, from the blog: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
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‘Musk needs to feel, always, that he has “narrative control” – a quick tweet (Musk has said that he typically posts when he’s on the toilet) was the easiest, most immediate way for him to attack whatever it was that he didn’t like.’
Deborah Friedell on Musk and Twitter
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Deborah Friedell on Musk and Twitter
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Deborah Friedell · Delete the workforce: Musk’s Twitter Takeover
Trump praised Musk for being so good at firing people: ‘You’re the greatest cutter. I mean, I look at what you do....
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March 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
‘Musk needs to feel, always, that he has “narrative control” – a quick tweet (Musk has said that he typically posts when he’s on the toilet) was the easiest, most immediate way for him to attack whatever it was that he didn’t like.’
Deborah Friedell on Musk and Twitter
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Deborah Friedell on Musk and Twitter
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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It's time for Canada, and Canada's resources to flow in a new direction.
Why Canada Should Apply for Full European Union Membership
As the global political landscape shifts, seemingly by the hour, the European Union could offer Canada long term security and prosperity…
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March 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
It's time for Canada, and Canada's resources to flow in a new direction.
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February 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Please RSVP: Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare Book Launch RSVP
February 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Please RSVP: Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare Book Launch RSVP
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has much bigger things than tariffs to worry about now -- a health care scandal alleging there were procurement deals with friends of the UCP that cost more than comparable options, by Gary Mason www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: Danielle Smith has much bigger things than tariffs to worry about now
A former Alberta Health Services CEO has made stunning allegations of government interference on behalf of private companies in health care deals
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has much bigger things than tariffs to worry about now -- a health care scandal alleging there were procurement deals with friends of the UCP that cost more than comparable options, by Gary Mason www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
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‘Hamas was founded to pursue armed resistance against the occupation, but in practice violent confrontation was always in tension with political calculation.’
@tomstevenson.bsky.social on the history of Hamas: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@tomstevenson.bsky.social on the history of Hamas: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Tom Stevenson · Illusions of Containment: Versions of Hamas
Hamas had been able to take power in Gaza because Israel had failed to circumscribe Palestinian politics within the Oslo...
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February 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
‘Hamas was founded to pursue armed resistance against the occupation, but in practice violent confrontation was always in tension with political calculation.’
@tomstevenson.bsky.social on the history of Hamas: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@tomstevenson.bsky.social on the history of Hamas: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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‘Everything talks in Brady Corbet's films, especially the scenes and objects that are silent.’
Michael Wood watches 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Wood watches 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Wood · At the Movies: ‘The Brutalist’
Despite the importance of the architectural meaning of the film’s title, the other meaning, the wrong meaning, is also...
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February 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
‘Everything talks in Brady Corbet's films, especially the scenes and objects that are silent.’
Michael Wood watches 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Wood watches 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Like the Library of Parliament, the Library of Congress is an inspiring place. Today that inspo is a touch bittersweet.
"The inquiry, knowledge and belief of truth is the sovereign good of human nature"
"The inquiry, knowledge and belief of truth is the sovereign good of human nature"
February 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Like the Library of Parliament, the Library of Congress is an inspiring place. Today that inspo is a touch bittersweet.
"The inquiry, knowledge and belief of truth is the sovereign good of human nature"
"The inquiry, knowledge and belief of truth is the sovereign good of human nature"
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1/ Trump has announced plans to withdraw from @who.int This decision threatens to weaken WHO, isolate the US, and undermine global health diplomacy when unity is most needed. We respond @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/388/...
https://www.bmj.com/content/388/bmj.r116🧵
January 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
1/ Trump has announced plans to withdraw from @who.int This decision threatens to weaken WHO, isolate the US, and undermine global health diplomacy when unity is most needed. We respond @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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@gmarchildon.bsky.social will be touring Maritime universities (Mount A Jan 28, St FX Jan 29, and UNB Jan 31) about his new book Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada. See the posters for details.
January 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
@gmarchildon.bsky.social will be touring Maritime universities (Mount A Jan 28, St FX Jan 29, and UNB Jan 31) about his new book Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada. See the posters for details.
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Everyone is welcome to attend the book launch at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick on 31 Jan at 3:30 p.m. And I interviewed @gmarchildon.bsky.social for the Witness to Yesterday podcast. Listen here: champlainsociety.utppublishing.com/digital-cont...
January 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Everyone is welcome to attend the book launch at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick on 31 Jan at 3:30 p.m. And I interviewed @gmarchildon.bsky.social for the Witness to Yesterday podcast. Listen here: champlainsociety.utppublishing.com/digital-cont...
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‘Here was a player always ready to strike up on mandolin or harmonium, a navvy briefly excavating the Panama Canal, a government draughtsman in a Tahiti planning office, an anti-government political satirist.’
Julian Bell on Gauguin
Julian Bell on Gauguin
Julian Bell · Grizzled Eagle: Gauguin’s Lives
The provocations were the sharper because he was scratching at his own sores. You don’t need to warm to Gauguin...
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December 30, 2024 at 6:17 PM
‘Here was a player always ready to strike up on mandolin or harmonium, a navvy briefly excavating the Panama Canal, a government draughtsman in a Tahiti planning office, an anti-government political satirist.’
Julian Bell on Gauguin
Julian Bell on Gauguin